P S Golay takes oath as chief minister of Sikkim

May 27, 2019 10:26

Sikkim Krantikari Morcha president Prem Singh Tamang, popularly known as PS Golay, takes oath as the new chief minister of Sikkim.

The 51-year-old Golay was administered the oath of office by Governor Ganga Prasad at a function at Paljor Stadium.

The SKM supremo, accompanied by the 17 newly-elected legislators of his party, on Saturday had called on the Governor and staked claim to form the next government in Sikkim.

The SKM, founded in 2013, won a slender majority in the 32-member Sikkim legislative assembly by bagging 17 seats against 15 won by the SDF.

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